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2012 Tennessee elections

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2012 Tennessee elections

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Tennessee state elections in 2012 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, were held on August 2, 2012.

Presidential election

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President of the United States

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Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Romney
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Obama
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

In 2012, Tennessee was a stronghold for the Republican Party, and was considered a reliable "red state." Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College at the time. In the general election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney won the state with 59.42% of the vote to Incumbent Democratic President Obama's 39.04%.

The presidential primaries were held on March 6, 2012. Rick Santorum won Tennessee's Republican primary over former governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts. Incumbent President Barack Obama won the Democratic primary, running unopposed.

Results

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2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,462,330 59.42% 11
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 960,709 39.04% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 18,623 0.67% 0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 6,515 0.26% 0
Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 6,022 0.24% 0
Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 2,639 0.11% 0
American Third Position Merlin Miller Virginia D. Abernethy 1,739 0.07% 0
Totals 2,458,577 100.00% 11

March 6, 2012, Primary Results

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2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

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82 pledged delegates to the
2012 Democratic National Convention
 
Candidate Barack Obama Uncommitted
Home state Illinois N/A
Delegate count 82 0
Popular vote 80,357 10,497
Percentage 88.48% 11.51%

Primary results by county
Obama:      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%      85–90%      90–95%      95–100%
2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary[1]
Candidate Votes % Delegates
Barack Obama (incumbent) 80,705 88.48% 82
Uncommitted 10,497 11.51%
John Wolfe Jr. (write-in) 7 0.01%
Total 91,209 100% 82
2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary

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58 Republican National Convention delegates
 
Candidate Rick Santorum Mitt Romney
Home state Pennsylvania Massachusetts
Delegate count 29 14
Popular vote 205,809 155,630
Percentage 37.11% 28.06%

 
Candidate Newt Gingrich Ron Paul
Home state Georgia Texas
Delegate count 9 0
Popular vote 132,889 50,156
Percentage 23.96% 9.04%

     Santorum
     Romney
     Gingrich
2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count
NYT
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CNN
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FOX
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Rick Santorum 205,809 37.11% 29 27 26
Mitt Romney 155,630 28.06% 14 15 12
Newt Gingrich 132,889 23.96% 9 8 9
Ron Paul 50,156 9.04% 0 0 0
Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,966 0.35% 0 0 0
Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 1,895 0.34% 0 0 0
Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 1,239 0.22% 0 0 0
Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 881 0.16% 0 0 0
Gary Johnson (withdrawn) 572 0.10% 0 0 0
Uncommitted 3,536 0.64% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 6 8 9
Total: 554,573 100.00% 58 58 58

United States Congress

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Senate

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Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Corker
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Clayton
  •   50–60%

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker won a second term in a landslide, carrying all but two counties in the state.

Results

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United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2012[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Corker (incumbent) 1,506,443 64.89% +14.18%
Democratic Mark Clayton 705,882 30.41% −17.59%
Green Martin Pleasant 38,472 1.66% +1.52%
Independent Shaun Crowell 20,936 0.90% N/A
Constitution Kermit Steck 18,620 0.80% N/A
Independent James Higdon 8,085 0.35% N/A
Independent Michael Joseph Long 8,080 0.35% N/A
Independent Troy Stephen Scoggin 7,148 0.31% N/A
Independent David Gatchell 6,523 0.28% N/A
n/a Write-ins 1,288 0.05% N/A
Total votes 2,321,477 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

August 2, 2012, Primary Results

Results by county:
  Mark Clayton
  Gary G. Davis
  Park Overall
  David Hancock
Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark E. Clayton 48,126 29.99%
Democratic Gary Gene Davis 24,789 15.45%
Democratic Park Overall 24,263 15.12%
Democratic Larry Crim 17,383 10.83%
Democratic Benjamin Roberts 16,369 10.20%
Democratic David Hancock 16,167 10.08
Democratic Thomas Owens 13,366 8.33
Total votes 160,463 100.00
Tennessee Republican primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Corker (Incumbent) 389,483 85.25%
Republican Zach Poskevich 28,299 6.19%
Republican Fred Anderson 15,942 3.49%
Republican Mark Twain Clemens 11,788 2.58%
Republican Brenda Lenard 11,378 2.49%
Total votes 456,890 100.00%

House of Representatives

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District results
District results:
  Republican
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Democratic
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

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District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Tennessee 1 Phil Roe Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Chuck Fleischmann Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Scott DesJarlais Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982
1994 (retired)
2002
Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Diane Black Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Diane Black (Republican) 76.6%
  • Robert Beasley (Independent) 14.4%
  • Pat Riley (Green) 9.0%
Tennessee 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 Stephen Fincher Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
Popular vote
Republican
60.55%
Democratic
35.21%
Other
4.24%
House seats
Republican
77.78%
Democratic
22.22%

State legislature

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State Senate

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Results by senate districts

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 6, 2012.

After this election, Republicans had 26 seats while Democrats had 7 seats, with Republicans gaining six seats.

State House of Representatives

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Results by State House districts

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 6, 2012.

Republicans won 71 seats, while Democrats won 27 seats, and Independents won 1 seat. Republicans gained seven seats during this election.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Election results March 2012. County totals" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Republican Primary - Election Results" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee - CNN". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tennessee - Fox News". Fox News. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  6. ^ State of Tennessee. November 6, 2012. General Election
  7. ^ a b "Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results". Secretary of State of Tennessee. Retrieved August 2, 2012.